Digital awareness

Credibility verification card

A quick tool for separating claims, evidence, opinion and popularity before sharing or relying on content.

Prepared by: TAS — Tareq Abushawish
Who is it for?: Individuals and students · Educators and trainers · Organisations
Approximate time: 10 minutes
Version and update: 1.0 · 2026-09-14

A general TAS template, available for educational and professional use and adaptation with attribution and disclosure of changes. It implies no external accreditation.

Completed example

How might you use this tool?

A fictional example for illustration; adapt to context. It does not represent individual data or actual project results.

Claim: A post claims one teaching method works for everyone
Original source and date: No link to the original study
Evidence and context: A testimonial without a sample description
What remains unverified: Study limits and intended learners
Sharing decision: Delay sharing and request the source

Review as you work

SourceWho is making the claim, and do they have relevant expertise?Can the original source be located?

Evidence and contextIs there evidence that can be reviewed, or only an anecdote or opinion?Do we know when the information was produced, its context and its limitations?

Sharing decisionDoes the headline overstate what the source actually says?What might follow if the claim is shared and turns out to be wrong?

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Entry 1

Claim—Original source and date—Evidence and context—What remains unverified—Sharing decision—

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